An examination of Vygotsky’s socio-cultural theory in second language acquisition: the role of higher order thinking enhancing techniques and the EFL learners’ use of private speech in the construction of reasoning

Table 9 Comparison of the Types of Private Speech and Reasoning Power in Control and Experimental Groups

Private speech type frequencies	Control group	Experimental group
Private speech	620	1097
Repetition	347	654
Translation	126	209
Filler	82	126
Question	65	108